20 Centavos (1945 - 1951)

Features

Denomination 20 Centavos
Catalog Number KM# 208
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 23.18
Thickness (mm) 1.39
Shape: Round
Composition: Silver (.500)
Not Magnetic
Metal Value (USD) 1.91

Obverse

Engraved by Gilroy Roberts
Lettering:
REPUBLICA DE COLOMBIA
1949


Description:
Francisco José de Paula Santander y Omaña, was a Colombian military and political leader during the 1810–1819 independence war of the United Provinces of New Granada (present-day Colombia). He was the acting President of Gran Colombia between 1819 and 1826, and later elected by Congress as the President of the Republic of New Granada between 1832 and 1837. Santander came to be known as "The Man of the Laws" ("El Hombre de las Leyes").

Reverse

Engraved by Gilroy Roberts
Lettering:
20
CENTAVOS


Description:
Denomination
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
1945 B 1,675,000 Common
1945 BB Not Common
1946 Not Common
1946 B 6,599,000 Common
1947 1,748,000 Not Common
1947 B 9,708,000 Common
1948 B Common
1949 B 403,000 Common
1950 B 1,899,000 Not Common
1951 B 7,498,000 Common

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